From: pat <malpass@warwick.net>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 2005051421:33:41
Subject: Your "Foolproof way to learn percentages" revised. Thank you!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR DAD'S TEACHING METHOD! I HOPE YOU DON'T
MIND, I COPIED IT TO SHARE WITH MY STUDENTS. I CHANGED IT JUST A
LITTLE AND THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT WITH YOU.
FIGURING PERCENTAGES
The equal sign, “is”, will identify
Which of the 2 things you should try.
Numbers on the same side - multiply
20% of 55 is __
.20 x 55 = 11
And if not, you divide
“IS” by “OF”! Oh,my!
11 is ____% of 55
11 divided by 55 = .20 or 20%
I am very impresed with your dad's ability to make difficult concepts
- easy!
(IN MEMORY OF Raymond Giroud, who passed away at 87 on Oct. 27, 1997)